Gyro Sensor Option Pack for the DS and DS Lite??!?!
If you know one thing about me, I bet it’s that I love WarioWare Twisted for the GBA! That was the first game that really showed me how powerful motion sensing can be in a gaming experience. Today, I heard a rumor that a motion sensing expansion pack will be available for the DS this year!!
It sure would be great if a combo gyro/rumble/memory option pak would be released.
eo UMPC as Primary Computer while on Vacation
I vacationed in Anchorage, Alaska for a little over a week last month. Though I spent some of that time visiting family and looking at wolves, black bears, ptarmigan, and mountains, I did some geeky stuff, too. I kept tabs on my team at Homestead (VPN, Outlook), I did a full reinstall of my sister’s PC (downloading device drivers and reading security howtos) and I kept up with the latest news (firefox, gregarius rss aggregator).
I knew I’d want to do all of those things, so I spent a lot of energy beforehand deciding whether I should bring my laptop or my eo UMPC. I finally decided that the eo would be all I needed and the extra portability would be great. Turns out, I was right! The eo performed beautifully and, paired with my Cingular UMTS phone, I had great data throughput even when wifi wasn’t available. On the plane, it was an easy carry-on and it came in handy when I got bored with my DS Lite.
TabletKiosk i7200 Series UMPCs Announced – EXCITING!!
- eo™ i7210 Intel® Pentium® M 1.0 GHz ULV / 1 GB DDR2 RAM / 60 GB HDD (initial pricing = $1399)
- eo™ i7209 Intel® Celeron® M 900 MHz ULV / 512 MB DDR2 RAM / 30 GB HDD (initial pricing = $1099)
- Bundled Dock (ethernet, usb, svideo, etc)
- 1.8” IDE HDD
- Intel 915GMS with embedded 3D engine with Full Direct X9 Compliance
- Dual display support
- 1.3 Mega pixel CMOS camera with video capture capability
- 4-in-1 Card Reader (supports SD/SDIO/MMC/MS)
- 802.11b/g Wireless Networking
- Bluetooth v1.2 (v1.1 compatible) built-in USB 2.0 compliant module
- HD 7.1 channel audio
- 2x USB 2.0 / Headphones Out / Microphone In
- Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery Pack
- 7” WVGA touch screen display (80 gram)
- Dimensions: 8.88” W x 5.67” H x .98” D
- Weighs 1.83 lbs. (with battery pack)
- Ships with Microsoft Tablet Education and Experience Pack pre-installed
- Integrated Computer Stand
- Screen rotation supports portrait and landscape mode
- Fingerprint resistive casing
Incredible Nintendo DS Homebrew Game
I played No Place to Hide for about an hour today. It has a title screen, 10 well designed mini games and online leaderboards for each game. Though the mini games all have a similar theme (stay alive as long as possible by keeping the hero away from the enemies), they each have a unique look, song and rules. This is easily one of the best games released for the DS this year – and it’s free!!!
John Tokash 